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According to Cam Keely, a 17 year old resident of Kalama, "Burning this refinery’s methanol as fuel would emit an additional five million tons of carbon per year to an already stunning amount of methane emissions and slow the transition to clean-...

On October 27th, we closed the climate week of action in Washington state by standing in solidarity with the Lummi Nation. Together, we are committed to protecting the Salish Sea, salmon, qwe’lhol’mechen (orcas), treaty rights and indigenous ways of...

With our iconic Northwest species in dire straits, we cannot afford weak and ineffective recovery plans. In order to recover salmon and help our starving orca, we must think bigger. Anything less fails the people of the Northwest, our wildlife and...

On Monday, September 16th, the City of Seattle passed a resolution banning the procurement of Arctic Oil. This is just the latest blow to the Trump Administration - who still seems to believe that there is a market for Arctic oil that warrants...

Right now, Washington state regulators have until October 11th days to deny or approve the Shoreline permit--the last required permit needed for this refinery to be built. But we can still stop this project. The refinery faces significant opposition...

Pat Sumption was a consummate environmental activist. She was dauntless, persistent, strategic, and unerring in her sense of the right thing to do, especially for Washington’s rivers. She worked for decades for the protection of the Green River,...

The last confirmed grizzly sighting in Washington's North Cascades was in the 1990s, but we haven't given up hope for this majestic animals. That's why we're asking for you to speak up and tell the National Park Service you support grizzly bear...

To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the science tells us we need to address fracked gas in our homes, schools, and businesses. That's why we're supporting a grassroots effort to require new buildings in Seattle to be run with safer,...

The language of Environmental Justice and ideas proposed in the Green New Deal are not new to Communities of Color. On the contrary, much of it comes from us. In truth, front line communities are already fighting for many of the concepts.

This summer and fall, oil and gas companies are trying their best to test our green line of defense by pushing for more dirty fossil fuel projects. This includes both existing proposals, like the Tacoma LNG facility, and new threats. That's why we'...